Boys' name · since 2007
Obi
299 babies named Obi in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,831 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
299 babies have been named Obi since 2007, making it today's #3831 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obi has been recorded 299 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #3831 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #10,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,831 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obi ranks #10,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,831 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,831 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Obi's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Obi compares
299 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Obi's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Obi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Obi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obi's full recorded timeline at 2017, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Obi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (181 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Obi's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Obi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 181 births (61% of all-time use).
Obi by state
Where Obi concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 5.7% |
23 of 299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Obi's data
- California records the most Obis (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Obi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Obi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.